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and your little dog too

and your little dog too

9.9
A playful phrase that says another person or pet is welcome too
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : y tu perrito también
  • Everyone’s invited to our backyard BBQ, and your little dog too!

Examples

  • Feel free to bring your kids to the gathering—and and your little dog too!

  • The hotel welcomes families, pets, and and your little dog too.

  • You can come to the party, and your little dog too!

  • Don't forget to bring your snacks and your little dog too.

  • Everyone’s invited to our backyard BBQ, and your little dog too!

  • Feel free to bring your kids to the gathering—and and your little dog too!

  • Don't forget to bring your snacks and your little dog too.

Surface Forms

and your little dog too main
and your little dog, too main

Morphology

and + your + little + dog + too

The phrase is compositionally built from 'and' + 'your' + 'little dog' + 'too', so a learner who knows the words will read it as 'include your small dog as well'. Although it functions as a playful or exaggerated afterthought in discourse, the core meaning of additional inclusion is directly derivable from the constituents and cross-linguistically familiar.

Etymology

And your little dog too comes from the image of a host adding a tiny extra at the end of an invitation, literally letting even your little dog join. So people use it in a joking way to show someone or something extra is 'included' or 'welcome'.